Overcompensation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
Framework senses
- §1
- excessive compensation
- §2
- (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its oppositeDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column